V2.Chapter 159

On the ninth day of the ninth day, Yu Wan received a post from Xiao's house. Xiao Ziyue held a tea party at home and invited her to play. Only such a simple child would write the word play on the post. It was also noted that there were other little sisters present, all of which Yu Wan had met in the Cheng Palace, because she was afraid that Yu Wan would not like strangers to reject her.

The tea party was tomorrow, Yu Wan thought about it, and there happened to be no plans for tomorrow, and told Yan Jiuchao about it during dinner.

There were no elders in the mansion, and Yan Jiuchao made it clear that she could make up her own mind about such trivial matters, but it was only about the Xiao mansion, and Yu Wan still wanted to hear what he had to say.

Yan Jiuchao nodded: "Uncle Wan is not here, you can choose the thank you."

This was because she agreed to go. Yu Wan was sure that there was no far-fetched look on his face, so Jiang Hai went to Xiao's house and told Xiao Ziyue that she would be on time for the appointment tomorrow.

After dinner, the two went for a walk in the garden as usual. After the weather became hotter, Yu Wan liked to go to the pond.

"Yan Jiuchao, do you have something on your mind?" Yu Wan turned her face to look at her husband who didn't say a word. He used to talk less, so it wasn't surprising at all, but since the envoy of Nanzhao left, he has been distracted from time to time. Husband and wife, this telepathy is still there, "Are you worried about Helenqi's death?"

Helianqi died in Dazhou, although it was an "accident", but if Nanzhao wanted to use this to launch an army, it would be a good excuse.

"No." Yan Jiuchao said that Helianqi's death was his own fault, and the people of Nanzhao would not send troops to Da Zhou if they didn't want to lose face.

"But I always think you have something on your mind." Yu Wan thought about it carefully, and it seems that there has been no major change recently, except that the envoy of the two countries who has left is the matter of him being canonized as the prince and entering the cabinet, and the matter of the court is not the same It may bother him, he can do what he likes, or leave if he doesn't, and the emperor can't do anything about him, then, what will it be?

"Did you miss your father?" Yu Wan asked softly, "I heard Ying Thirteen say that you sent the battle armor to Marshal Xiao."

Because he began to accept his stepfather, he was ashamed of his biological father?

It is indeed related to King Yan, but it is not the guilt that Yu Wan guessed.

Bai Xiaosheng was right, his father's body was indeed strange. Not only were his servants found it back then, but even he found traces of sand because he was reluctant to climb into the coffin.

At the time, I was too young to understand it, but when I got older, I understood what was going on.

Either the cause of his father's death was wrong, or the body was not his father's at all.

He didn't know which was the truth, he just kept dreaming that his father was standing at the bottom of the well, calling him to jump down.

For so many years, he has always been reluctant to inherit the throne, that is, he always has a little luck, his father may not be dead, and he will come back one day.

"Young Master, Lord, he may have been to Nanzhao."

"In the year of King Yan's death, Xiao Di Ji and his concubine got married."

"The queen said that someone in the Nanzhao royal family wants your life."

Yan Jiuchao's fists clenched little by little.

Father, is that you, the concubine of Nanzhao?

...

Xiao Ziyue's small party was originally planned to be in the afternoon, but considering the hot weather, it was difficult to travel in the afternoon, so it was changed to the morning.

Yu Wan had never attended a similar gathering, so she didn't know what gift to give Xiao Ziyue, so Fuling called Zisu over.

"Prince Prince." Shi Suxiang entered the room dripping with sweat. This summer seems to be hotter than in previous years. She just washed a few squares of handkerchiefs, and her clothes were soaked.

She was fortunate to have entered the young master's mansion in the sweltering heat, otherwise, she would not suffocate and stink in the place where the slaves were bought and sold.

Yu Wan looked at the post in her hand: "What did you give your little sister when you met with your little sister?"

"Does Concubine Shi want to give a gift to Miss Xiao?" Zi Su thought for a while, "If you are more expensive, you can send it with pearl hairpin jewelry, and if you have a serious heart, you can send it with your own embroidery."

The embroidery is too late, but there are quite a few ready-made jewelry in the jewelry house. Yu Wan asked Zisu to go to the warehouse to get a few sets of jewelry, and picked a begonia pearl hairpin. Compatible with the temperament.

When going to Xiao Mansion this time, you must pay a visit to Shangguan Yan, and Yu Wan also prepared a small gift for her.

Seeing that Zisu was about to suffer from heat stroke, Yu Wan asked her to rest in the mansion and only brought tuckahoe.

"Sit down, Madam!" The road was hot, Jiang Hai tightened the reins, and tried to make the horse run as fast as possible. After about half an hour, the group arrived at the Xiao residence.

Xiao Ziyue knew that she was coming, so she had someone wait at the gate of the mansion, and when she saw the carriage of four horses, she guessed that it belonged to the young master's mansion, and hurriedly stepped forward with a smile: "My servant Lingzhi will be given to the concubine. Please be safe!"

Jiang Hai stopped the carriage firmly, took the wooden bench and put it away, Fuling got out of the carriage first, and then helped Yu Wan off the carriage.

Yu Wan glanced at this clever little maid, who was Xiao Ziyue's personal maid whom she saw at Cheng Wangfu last time, and sent all her confidants, showing Xiao Ziyue's sincerity.

Yu Wan smiled and said, "Don't be too polite."

Lingzhi smiled and said hello to Fuling, "Sister Fuling!"

Fuling said seriously, "You are older than me."

Several maids have already exchanged names and ages in the Cheng Wang Mansion. This maid just looks petite, but she is a year older than Fu Ling. The reason why she is called this is because of seniority and respect for Fu Ling.

How could this silly girl just not understand?

Besides, look at the size, Poria is three or two bigger than her...

Fuling, who was stubbornly on the back, guarded her eldest son and concubine into the mansion, leaving only Lingzhi, who was stunned in place: "..."

Yu Wan explained to Lingzhi, and went to the main courtyard to visit Shangguanyan first. Shangguanyan's relationship with Mrs. Xiao was not cold or indifferent, but she was OK with Xiao Ziyue, knowing that Xiao Ziyue had invited Yu Wan.

Shangguan Yan was reading this month's account book in the room when she saw the little maid Xingzhu running in excitedly: "Madam! Concubine Shizi is here!"

Shangguanyan put down the ledger: "Please."

"Earlier!" Xingzhu said with a smile, opened the curtain, and Yu Wan stepped into the room.

Shangguan Yan looked at her with a smile.

Yu Wan stepped forward and bowed: "Mother."

With a mother, Shangguanyan was stunned, but fortunately she didn't lose her temper. Shangguanyan smiled happily, and pulled her to sit down on the stool: "Xingzhu, go and fetch a basin of water, and then there's the one in the room. Bring two more bowls of ice cubes."

"Hey!" Xingzhu went happily.

This is not the first time Yu Wan has entered Xiao Mansion, but it is the first time she has entered the courtyard of Shangguanyan and Xiao Zhenting.

Shangguan Yan looked behind Yu Wan: "Where are the children? Didn't you come with you?"

Yu Wan said: "The capital is hot, so I went to the countryside to escape the summer heat."

Shangguanyan knew of a summer resort, but she knew that her son would not rest assured that she would take the child away. Shangguanyan didn't want to complain to her daughter-in-law, she smiled and said, "Are you and Cong'er okay?"

Yu Wan reported the good news but not the bad news and said: "It's good, the prince goes to court every day and is very diligent in the cabinet."

Whether it is diligent handling of official duties or diligent feeding the ministers to eat dog food, it is unknown.

Shangguanyan used to only think that her son could survive, but now that her son survives, she thinks that it would be good if her son can visit her more. Of course, she also understands that this is an extravagant hope, from the moment she married Xiao Zhenting. , the relationship between mother and son will never go back to the way it used to be.

But it's nice to have a caring daughter-in-law.

Yu Wan put the brocade box she brought on the table.

"What is it?" Shangguan Yan asked.

Yu Wan opened the box, and it was the portrait of three little fat boys, and they got fat again. Shangguan Yan laughed. Under the portrait was a piece of high-quality purple jade. Yu Wan didn't know what kind of jade it was, but only knew it. Warm in winter and cool in summer, it is very suitable to carry on the body.

In addition to these, Yu Wan also brought a few cantaloupe melons from her own fruit. Xiao's house was not short of food, but her melons were really sweeter than the ones sold outside.

Xingzhu brought water, Yu Wan washed her face, Shangguan Yan picked a melon and let Xingzhu take it and cut it.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were eating the sweet and delicious melon, and Shangguan Yan suddenly said, "Do you know how the orchard of the young master's mansion came from?"

"How come?" Yu Wan asked.

Shangguan Yan smiled and said, "My lord planted it."

"Your Highness... Plant this?" Yu Wan didn't hear Yan Jiuchao mention it. In fact, Yan Jiuchao rarely mentioned King Yan, and Yu Wan didn't take the initiative to ask him for fear of touching his sadness.

Shangguan Yan's face showed a look of memory: "The young master's mansion was the original Sixth Prince's mansion, before the confinement of the king, the prince lived there, when Cong'er was still young, the prince asked him what he liked, the prince's original intention was What kind of flowers and plants his son likes, he grows any kind of flowers and plants, but when the child opens his mouth and eats everything, the lord simply changes the garden into a fruit orchard."

I can't see that Yan Jiuchao was also a foodie when he was a child, and now he can't throw the greedy pot of the little fat boy to her!

Yu Wan had never met King Yan, but it was said that the father and son were very similar. Yu Wan imagined Yan Jiuchao carrying a hoe and sweating like rain in the ground. She wanted to laugh and also felt warm.

Shangguanyan continued: "His father dug the fish pond. I said it was enough for someone to dig it. He had to go by himself. Cong'er sticks to his father. Wherever his father goes, he will go there too. , As a result, he rode on his father's neck, and his father smiled and dug a fish pond."

King Yan, who does not eat human fireworks, will only look stupid in front of his wife and children, Shangguan Yan recalled, and the corners of his lips were hooked up.

"Cough cough!" Xiao Zhenting's voice came from the door.

Shangguanyan was startled and turned to look at him: "Have you finished practicing so early today?"

Xiao Zhenting is idle at home, but he has never neglected to practice for ten years. Today, knowing that Yu Wan is coming, he started half an hour earlier.

"Marshal Xiao." Yu Wan got up and saluted as a junior, still following Yan Jiuchao in the title.

Xiao Zhenting smiled heartily: "Sit down."

Whether it was an illusion or not, Yu Wan felt that today's Marshal Xiao was more burly than before.

Yu Wan sat down.

Xiao Zhenting also sat beside Shangguan Yan and ate a slice of cantaloupe with a skewer. He was a military commander, and he didn't need this bitch's chirping stuff, but when his daughter-in-law was present, he couldn't be too rude.

"It's so sweet! Where did you buy it? It's better than the last one."

If there wasn't the conversation just now, it would be fine to speak straight, but in front of my daughter-in-law, I remembered my ex-husband and let him listen to it. Besides, these melons and fruits were all planted by King Yan back then, and I don't know if he would have indigestion.

"I brought it." Yu Wan said.

"You still choose." Xiao Zhenting ate a few more slices.

Xiao Zhenting is a man, Yu Wan didn't have much to say to him, and after a few greetings, she got up and went to Xiao Ziyue's yard.

Only the husband and wife were left in the house, Shangguan Yan opened her mouth and explained, "Just now..."

"I didn't expect that kid to be a nerd and even farm the land." Xiao Zhenting stroked his chin thoughtfully.

Shangguan Yan didn't seem to have any grudges when she heard his tone, and asked tentatively, "You, are you not angry?"

Xiao Zhenting smiled and suddenly pulled off his shirt. Shangguanyan was startled by his sudden action, and even when he was trying to coax her to fool around in the daytime, he saw the armor under his clothes.

"You...what kind of armor do you wear at home on a hot day?" She also secretly wore it under her clothes! Aren't you afraid of suffocating? !

Xiao Zhenting smiled: "Cong'er gave me what I want back."

Shangguan Yan was speechless, how many days have passed, this guy is still immersed in the joy of Cong'er giving him the armor? Even her and her ex-husband's vinegar can't be eaten?

Lingzhi led Yu Wan's master and servant to the Ziwei Pavilion. Xiao Ziyue and a group of little sisters were sitting in the pavilion. To Yu Wan's surprise, Princess Cheng was also there.

Seeing the surprise in Yu Wan's eyes, Xiao Ziyue came over to hold Yu Wan's hand and whispered, "I...I forgot to tell you..."

It's not that she forgot to say it, but she didn't post to Princess Cheng at all. Princess Cheng came uninvited, she was the princess, and the servants of the Xiao family didn't dare to stop her, and Xiao Ziyue was not good at not entertaining them, so she treated them politely. Welcome in.

Xiao Ziyue heard that this princess from the Huns was not very good-natured and had no friends in the capital. She was worried that Yu Wan would be unhappy because she did not like Princess Cheng.

How could Yu Wan be unhappy? After all, it wasn't her who was beaten into a pig's head.

Yu Wan walked over generously and greeted Princess Cheng, "Princess Jin An."

"Humph!" Princess Cheng's nose is not a nose, and her eyes are not eyes.

Xiao Ziyue was instantly embarrassed when she saw Princess Cheng slap her face at her sister-in-law. If she had known that she treated her sister-in-law like this, she, she would not have invited her in at that time!

Yu Wan approached Princess Cheng and whispered, "Do you still want to be beaten?"

Princess Cheng stared with apricot eyes: "You dare?"

Yu Wan smiled lightly: "I dare your brother to be here, and I have nothing to be afraid of when your brother is gone."

Princess Cheng thought about her chances of winning against Yu Wan, and compromised with extreme resentment.

Yu Wan warmly pulled Princess Cheng's wrist.

Xiao Ziyue breathed a sigh of relief when she saw how the two of them turned their battles into jade and silk, but her sister-in-law didn't take the initiative to lead her...

The little girl felt sour in her heart.

Yu Wan didn't know that Xiao Ziyue was jealous, and said hello to Xiao Ziyue's little sister, and then sat down next to Princess Cheng, and said politely, "How are the Princess and His Royal Highness?"

Concubine Cheng said arrogantly: "Humph! What's so good about that weak chicken? I'll take it down with a whip!"

The corner of Yu Wan's mouth twitched, poor King Cheng, wouldn't it be possible that he hasn't had a bridal chamber with his bride for so long? Having said that, it's fortunate that the Hun County Lord is married to the polite and courteous Prince Cheng, otherwise, if it were another prince, she would have suffered from her temperament.

After everyone arrived, Xiao Ziyue asked the servants to serve a round of scented tea and then proposed to pick grapes from the orchard in Xiao Mansion. Right now, the grapes are not at their fullest and juiciest, and they can be used to make wine.

"Wine?" A little sister was surprised.

Xiao Ziyue smiled and said, "Yes, I hired a folk sommelier to teach us how to make wine."

Most of the gatherings of the little sisters were to enjoy the flowers, the scenery, and the pot game. They had never heard of picking grapes to make wine. A few of them were curious and went to the orchard with Xiao Ziyue with a basket.

This time, Xiao Ziyue walked beside Yu Wan and held Yu Wan's arm.

Yu Wan obediently asked to hold her arms, and Xiao Ziyue would not eat Princess Cheng's vinegar.

Xiao Ziyue made Xiao Zilin miserable in Cheng Wangfu. It took many days to get rid of the red envelopes and bumps on her body. The eldest lady closed the door and severely punished the concubine, and she would not let her be with her anymore. Xiaoju Xiao Zilin was not present.

However, Xiao Mansion is also Xiao Zilin's home. Xiao Zilin and Aunt Meng happened to be picking flowers in the nearby garden, and a group of daughters Yingying Yanyan came over. Xiao Zilin saw Yu Wan next to her sister at a glance.

She grabbed Aunt Meng's hand: "Auntie! It's her!"

"What her?" Aunt Meng was puzzled.

Xiao Zilin said: "The person who robbed me of clothes in the cloud and water, and the person who killed my sister in Cheng Wangfu!"

The person who harmed Xiao Ziyue was obviously her, but in Xiao Zilin's opinion, she was targeting Yu Wan, and it must be Yu Wan who deliberately pulled her sister-in-law to block the insects.

The eldest lady didn't want to see their mother and daughter, but just because Xiao Zilin and Xiao Ziyue sisters were deeply in love, she gave them a few days to live a good life. Now that Xiao Zilin "framed" Xiao Ziyue, the big The lady immediately turned her face away and didn't recognize anyone.

Aunt Meng recalled the bitter days that had passed in the past half month, and a trace of resentment flashed in her eyes.

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Wanwan: Tsk, someone else killed.